For Cao Zhi's seven-step poem, most people will recite it, but they do not know the allusions.
Boiled beans are held as a soup, and wet as juice.
The beans burned under the kettle, and the beans wept in the kettle.
Originally born from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other?
This poem comes from Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhi, a famous writer of the Cao Wei period and a representative of Jian'an literature, whose representative works include "Luoshenfu" and so on.
As one of the seven sons of Jian'an, Cao Zhi was extremely talented, and when he was more than ten years old, he could recite hundreds of thousands of words such as the Book of Poetry, the Analects and the Dictionary, and was particularly good at writing articles, which was deeply loved by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao considered him to be "the most important person" and wanted to make Cao Zhi his heir many times. However, because Cao Zhi "acted willfully, did not sculpt himself, and drank alcohol without moderation", he repeatedly violated Cao Cao's ban.
"The decline of the planted pet", Cao Cao was greatly disappointed in it, so he also lost the opportunity to become an heir. For the facts, see "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Biography of Chen Siwang Zhi".
In 220, Cao Cao died of illness and was succeeded by his son Cao Pi as Emperor Wen of Wei.
Before succeeding to the throne, cao Pi could not let go of his experience of fighting for the crown prince, fearing that these brothers would pose a threat to him, so he wanted to get rid of his brothers who were a threat to him.
Among the brothers, Cao Pi was the most jealous, and the most unconvinced of Cao Pi's succession were Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang.
Cao Zhang, who was unable to return with his troops in the distance, pointed his sword and axe at his third brother Cao Zhi.
Cao Pi, because of his penchant for drinking and excessive drinking, drank alcohol all day long after Cao Cao's death because he lost his father and could not inherit the throne.
As a result, he failed to mourn Cao Cao in time, which made Cao Pi, who had just succeeded to the throne, seize the handle and try to get rid of Cao Zhi.
The next day, Cao Pi had Cao Zhi arrested and counted Cao Zhi's faults in front of many important ministers.
But fearing that he would end up as a tyrant who killed his brother for no reason, Cao Pi had to think of other ways.
Therefore, he thought of Cao Zhi's talent, heard that Cao Zhi could write poetry in seven steps, so he ordered Cao Zhi to write poetry within seven steps on the grounds that Cao Zhi failed to mourn his father's greatness in time, otherwise he would be killed.
Cao Zhi was helpless, so he stepped forward, and when he reached the sixth step, he did not say a word, at this time, everyone around him pinched a handful of sweat and worried about it.
At this moment, Cao Zhi made this seven-step poem with the metaphor of the same root and the bean, and finally thought that it was born of the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other? end.
As soon as this poem came out, it immediately shocked the four seats, and also made the brother in Cao Pi's heart gush out before, letting go of his brother, and Cao Zhi escaped the disaster.
Cao Zhi's seven-step poem, borrowing beans and gourds as metaphors, accuses Cao Pi of cruel persecution of his brothers, with a euphemistic and deep tone, and a sense of exhortation in the sarcasm.
At the same time, it also shows that in ancient times, for the sake of rights, the scenes of brothers cannibalism and father and son fratricide continued to appear, expressing dissatisfaction and helplessness towards it.
Although Cao Zhi escaped the disaster, but because of his outstanding talent, he was jealous of Cao Pi, was strictly guarded, and was repeatedly sealed.
Cao Zhi's life has changed a lot since then, from an aristocratic prince who lives a good game to an object of neglect and dislike everywhere.
However, Cao Zhi's heart still had great ambitions, and after Cao Pi's death, he wrote to Cao Rui many times, hoping that he could return to the court and display his ambitions.
It is a pity that his letters are like stones sinking into the sea, and Cao Rui is not at ease with Cao Zhi, and continues to increase the surveillance and restrictions on him.
It was not until the age of thirty-eight that Cao Zhi again migrated to Dong'a, and with no hope in his career, he chose to immerse himself in the study of Confucianism.
At the age of forty-one, Cao Zhi died of depression and was buried in Dong'aYushan, where posterity called him "King Chen" or "King Chen Liu".